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The Kinks’ “Misfits” As Melancholy

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. My previous post utilizes the Kinks song “Low Budget” to sympathetically discuss how our money woes can take a bite out of our feelings of respect for ourselves and others, while suggesting some helpful approaches to deal effectively with such challenges. The positive feedback that I received led me to see if I might utilize another Kinks song, partly…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin June 17, 2024 11 min read

The Kinks’ “Low Budget”

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. This week, I spent an evening listening to some of my favorite songs from the Kinks, a British rock band that had several great hits beginning in the mid-1960s. Brothers Ray Davies (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals) remained members throughout the group’s 32-year run. One of the songs, “Low Budget,” released in 1979 when inflation…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin June 1, 2024 12 min read